Sunday Sundries, Vol. 34: Why it’s weird to sign ‘Your Valentine’

February 14, 2016/

Thanks to some dead Roman guy (kidding, I know who he is) today is the feast of love. Valentine’s day! Buy yourself some chocolate and flowers. According to legend that dead Roman guy (okay, it’s St. Valentine) healed his jailer’s daughter and before dying slipped her a note signed ‘Your Valentine’. Kind of creepy.

His hagiography (saintly biography) also says that the reason he was initially imprisoned was for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. That’s just one version, of course. There are actually a number of ‘St. Valentine’s’ connected to Valentine’s Day. People love martyrs, ya know?

Speaking of literary, new Harry Potter books are on the way. JUST IN CASE YOU HADN’T HEARD! I’m over the moon about this! I was so disappointed that I likely won’t be able to see the play in London, so this makes me extremely happy. To be clear, it’s the script for the play they’re publishing, not another actual novel.

Hi, I’m Mel, blogger and tea sommelier at Mel Had Tea. I love to explore, learn, and meet new people. Nothing inspires me more than reading, traveling the world, talking to strangers, and drinking tea.